Hagerstown Eats

By ANNE CHOVEY
Special to The Herald-Mail

House of Kobe has been in business in Hagerstown for 30 years. It had been awhile since I had visited, so my friend Pap Ricka and I made a date.
The restaurant is on Dual Highway and has a distinctive Japanese look on the outside. Inside, the Japanese theme continues.
Booths and tables with chairs line the main dining room. The tables are covered in white cloths with cloth napkins tucked into stemmed glasses. Japanese art hangs on the walls.
Off to one side is the sushi bar, where you can sit and order sushi a piece or two at a time. Above the counter, the canopy is lined with boards painted with Japanese characters identifying different fish.
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By Anne Chovey
Special to The Herald-Mail

Tony’s Pizza & Italian Restaurant is off the bend in the road on Pennsylvania Avenue, not far from the Hagerstown Regional Airport.
My friend, Pap Ricka, and I decided to eat there one recent evening.
The sign outside advertised that a pasta dinner buffet was available Monday through Thursday — a dangerous choice for folks who love Italian food as much as Pap and I do

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By ANNE CHOVEY
Special to The Herald-Mail

The website for Fratelli Italian Pizzeria & Grill states, “Fratelli Restaurant is here to serve good food in a family atmosphere.”
That sounded like a good invitation to me, so my friend Pap Ricka and I stopped in for dinner.

Fratelli’s has a cheerful exterior in one of the units in the South Pointe Shopping Center, on Oak Ridge Drive in Hagerstown. To the left of the front door is an outdoor eating area with tables and chairs under umbrellas. We walked in and were greeted immediately by a friendly fellow who led us to a booth.
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By ANNE CHOVEY
Special to The Herald-Mail

My friend, Mack Aroni, loves the pizza at Rocky’s New York Pizza on Virginia Avenue, in the Old Orchard shopping center.
I had never been in there, although I do admit to sneaking a couple of bites from the pizzas Mack has left behind. So I decided it was time to make a visit.
I invited Pap Ricka to join me for lunch. We entered the shop through a hallway and went into the restaurant.
Immediately to the left is a chest-high counter where orders are placed. Behind the counter are the pizza ovens and beyond that is the kitchen.
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By Anne Chovey
Special to The Herald-Mail

Byers Stop-N-Go, 152 Burhans Blvd., is hard to describe.

The shop stretches across several store fronts.

It is part grocery store, part deli, part ice cream shop and part check-cashing service. Somehow it all works. A friend of mine recommended the chicken at Byers so I thought I would check it out. (Read More…)